Symbolics.com selling price gets upped to 8 figures; tool valuation varies
Symbolics.com clocked its first 40 years in existence yesterday, as the first ever .com domain name to be registered. Congratulations go out to Aron Meystedt, who acquired the domain in 2009 after so many others had failed to do so. Aron’s company, Napkin.com, operates the domain as a multi-discipline source of internet memorabilia and AI […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.IBM was twice late in the domain game!
The domain name IBM.com was registered on March 19, 1986, more than a year after Symbolics.com made internet history by being the first .com domain ever registered. IBM was already a giant and yet some small company creating Lisp machines beat them to the domain game. In fact, the domain IBM.com was only the 11th […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Symbolics.com: Forty is the new twenty
March 15, 1985 was forty years ago and it’s the birthday of Symbolics.com — the first .com domain ever registered. On that Friday, someone took the task to record the creation of a domain name; at the time, domain registrations were handled by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) so whoever did that was […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.LeonardoAI.com: UDRP loss despite Complainant’s junior trademark—Here’s why
The domain LeonardoAI.com was the subject of a UDRP filed by Australian company Leonardo Interactive Pty Ltd. Registered in 2017, the disputed domain predates the Complainant’s corporate founding by 5 whole years. The Complainant’s LEONARDO.AI mark was registered in 2023 in various locales. Despite the domain’s seniority to both the Complainant’s corporate formation and mark, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.For the Wynn.ai: UDRP quotes obscure Olde English letter
The Old English rune Wynn (ᚹ) represents the “W” sound and means joy or bliss. It was part of the Anglo-Saxon runic alphabet (futhorc), derived from the earlier Elder Futhark runes. Wynn is also the mark representing Wynn Resorts, that filed a UDRP to get the domain Wynn.ai. The Respondent claimed that its use of […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.PaperMark.com: Domain rebranding with Frank Schilling’s old asset
Papermark is an open-source document sharing and tracking platform designed as a free alternative to DocSend. It offers features such as custom branding, document analytics, and virtual data rooms with granular permissions. Users can securely share documents and receive real-time, page-by-page analytics on engagement. The platform also supports custom domain integration and branding to enhance […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.imyoo.com UDRP unveils greedy Chinese broker’s pricing scheme
Imyoo Inc. filed a UDRP to get the domain name imyoo.com from its Chinese registrant. The disputed domain name was registered on October 17, 2007 while the Complainant’s IMYOO trademark in the US was registered on October 17, 2023. The Complainant is a public benefit corporation incorporated in the United States that is building a […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Fly.Pieter.com: Popular AI-coded fly game now squatted
Pieter Levels is a self-taught programmer and entrepreneur who has created numerous start-ups, while living the digital nomad life in over 40 countries. He is known as @levelsio on X. Levels has been having fun with programming all while experimenting with modern tools that make code creation easier. Using AI, his recently created massively multiplayer […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SuperNova200: Dot .link Registry aims to apply for 200 gTLDs in 2026!
The next gTLD application round will open up in April 2026 at ICANN, 14 years after the first round. Nova Registry, operators of the .link gTLD, intend to seize on that opportunity by applying for 200 gTLDs. Citing innovation, competition, and consumer interest as the driving forces behind these upcoming applications, Nova Registry is launching […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Value of the domain AI.com extrapolated by its trolling potential
The recent brokered listing of the domain AI.com has ended speculation about its status since the last known sale in 2021. In a nutshell: AI.com has not been sold since the SAW.com brokerage aided in its acquisition by a mysterious buyer who appears to be based in Singapore. The asking price, at the time, was […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.MIT.school: Forced protection of brand leads to UDRP loss for domain
Domain investors, or individuals enamored with a famous mark such as MIT, should not attempt to register domains on behalf of the trademark holder. Claiming that such registrations are made to “protect” the mark and its fame, all while seeking to reclaim out of pocket costs do not go well together. In the UDRP case […]
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